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Statewide Ballot Proposal Forums

On Nov. 6 millions of residents in Michigan will vote on a
number of candidates and issues, including six state-wide ballot proposals –
more than any election in the past 30 years. Five of the six proposals involve
an amendment to the Michigan Constitution.

On Oct. 22 and Oct. 24, MSU Extension will host forums at nine locations throughout the state, allowing
the public to get an unbiased overview of the statewide ballot proposals from policy experts.

Those attending the forums will be shown a brief overview of
both sides of each ballot proposal and will also have the ability to ask
questions of the individual policy experts. Those experts will be housed on the
campus at MSU and will talk to and take questions from forum attendees via a
streaming teleconference.

MSU
Extension educators will also be at each site and will facilitate discussion
among attendees at each forum.

Speakers

On Proposal 1 (Emergency Manager Law) and Proposition 5 (Supermajority Vote on Taxes)
Eric Scorsone – MSU Extension specialist and professor of economics, who is an expert in local government public finance and state fiscal issues.

On Proposal 2 (Collective Bargaining)
Peter Berg –Professor in the School of Human Resources and Labor Relations at MSU, who specializes in collective bargaining.